

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, commonly referred to as NIT Jalandhar, is an independent institute set up in 1987 in Jalandhar, Punjab. As per the QS Asia University Rankings 2025, NITJ falls within the ranking bracket of 661-680 among Asian universities. In the NIRF engineering rankings of 2024, NIT Jalandhar secured the 58th spot. The institute provides a variety of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in engineering and management domains. Key offerings include BTech at the undergraduate level and MTech, MBA, and MSc at the postgraduate level. The B.Tech program is the flagship course at NIT Jalandhar, with the first-year fee set at INR 1,47,000. Admissions for B.Tech are based on the JEE Main scores, followed by JoSAA Counselling. Though the placement report for 2025 is yet to be out, the 2024 placement highlights indicate that the highest package offered was INR 52 LPA, while the average package was about INR 9.48 LPA. Some of the prominent recruiters were Nvidia, Google, Amazon, EIL, HPCL, among others. NIT Jalandhar is known not only for its academic offerings but also for its campus facilities and various student services. It competes closely with other reputed institutes like NIT Kurukshetra and continues to attract students from all over the country due to its quality education and promising placement opportunities.